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KVASGEtlCAi;  itSAt  TY,  I  \tn    n? 

Petersburg,  Va.  >  1,u'    ul' 


EVERY  ONE  OF  YOU." 


When  the  murderers  of  Christ  cried  out  on  the  day  of  Pentecost, 

"Men  and  brethren,  what  shall  we  do?"  Peter  replied,  "Repent  and  be 
baptized,  every  one  of  you."  I  shut  out  no  one  of  you ;  for  I  am 
commanded  by  my  Lord  to  deal  with  you  as  it  were  one  by  one,  bv  the 
word  of  his  salvation. 

Objection.  But  I  was  one  of  them  that  plotted  to  takeaway  his 
life.     May  I  be  saved  by  him  ? 

Peter.  Every  one  of  you. 

Obj.  But  I  was  one  of  them  that  bore  false  witness  against  him. — 
Is  there  grace  for  me  ? 

Pet.  For  every  one  of  you. 

Obj.  But  I  was  one  of  them  that  cried  out,  "  Crucify  him,  crucify 
him!"  and  desired  that  Barabbas  the  murderer  might  live  rather  than 
he.     What  will  become  of  me,  think  you? 

Pet.  I  am  to  preach  repentance  and  remission  of  sins  to  every  OHt 
of  you,  says  Peter. 

Obj.  But  I  was  one  of  them  that  did  spit  in  his  face  when  he  Stood 
before  his  accusers.  I  was  also  one  that  mocked  him  when  in  anguish 
lie  hanged  bleeding  on  the  tree.     Is  there  room  for  me? 

Pet.  For  every  one  of  you,  says  Peter. 

Obj.  But  I  was  one  of  them  that  in  his  extremity  said,  "Give  him 
gall  and  vinegar  to  drink."  Why  may  not  1  .-xpect  the  same  when 
anguish  and  guilt  is  upon  me? 

Pet.  Repent  of  these  your  wickednesses,  and  here  is  remission  of 
sins  for  every  one  of  you. 

Obj.  But  I  railed  on  him,  I  reviled  him,  I  hated  him,  I  rejoiced  to 
see  him  mocked  by  others.     Can  there  be  hopes  for  me  ? 

Pet.  There  is,  for  every  one  of  you.  "Repent,  and  be  baptised. 
every  one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  for  the  remission  of  sins, 
and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost." 

Oh  what  a  blessed  "every  one  of  you"  is  here.  How  willing  was 
Peter,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  by  his  ministry,  to  catch  these  murderers  with 
the  word  of  the  gospel,  that  they  might  be  made  monuments  of  the  grace 
of  God.  How  unwilling  was  he  that  any  of  these  should  escape  the  hand 
of  mercy.  Yea,  what  an  amazing  wonder  it  is  to  think  that  above  all 
the  world,  and  above  every  body  in  it,  these  should  have  the  first  ofter 
of  mercy! — Prom  Bumjanh  "Jerusalem  Sinner  Saved.1' 


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